Crime Sorciere was now a legal guild with a fixed gathering place that they could call as their office. But they didn't stay in there often. Their mission had not changed. Zeref had truly gone, but his fame as the strongest black wizard who had ever lived was enough to continue to attract followers who wanted to follow his steps, or even wanted to revive him. The job of chasing and eliminating dark mages always required them to go to different places.

After working six days straight with his guild mates, Jellal not only missed Erza, but also their bed dearly. Homesick was a feeling he had developed for less than a year. It distracted him at work sometimes, but he welcomed it nevertheless, being grateful that he had found a place called home at last.

Erza had prepared dinner herself to welcome him back. She didn't always cook, and she wasn't the best cooker, but Jellal enjoyed every dishes she made for him. He took a bath instead of a quick shower after dinner to better lessen his fatigue.

When he finally lay down on the mattress, Jellal inhaled, and then exhaled deeply and relaxed his body. He was glad that he was home at last, resting and enjoying some quiet moments.

Jellal was drifting off to sleep when Erza joined him in the bed. She rested her elbow on the mattress, propping her head up with her hand as she took some time in admiring the face she loved the most in the world. She couldn't help smiling seeing how peaceful Jellal looked when he laid down all the burdens on his shoulders, even it wasn't permanently. She wouldn't want to disturb him resting, but besides dinner, she had prepared something else for him, or more accurately, for them both, too. She leaned down to kiss his nose.

"Have you truly fallen into sleep already?" She asked in a low whisper.

It took a few seconds for Jellal to find his way back into reality after hearing Erza's voice. He smiled once he opened his eyes and saw Erza.

"Not completely."

Jellal's answer made Erza widen her smile. She dipped her head to press her lips on Jellal's. Her kiss, despite gentle, carried the magical power to sober Jellal up, making him feel like she was instilling him with her energy through their touching lips. When she pulled away, she placed her hand on Jellal's chest and rest her chin on top of her hand.

"I've bought something that I want to show you. But I'm slightly worried that you are too tired now to be able to appreciate it."

"I was tired before I stepping into this house. But your food and the bath and a nap has revived me. Show me what you have bought."

Grinning, Erza sat up and called her requip magic. White light engulfed Erza then disappeared within just a second.

Rising his eyebrows, Jellal pushed himself up on one elbow to have a better look at Erza's new look. She had put on a strapless and swimsuit like one piece which made of some fury materials. The outfit was supplemented with a pair of thigh-high stockings, elbow length gloves with claws at fingertips and animal ears on top of Erza's head. They were all light orange with irregular black straps printed on them.

"I want to be a little bit wild tonight." Leaning towards Jellal, Erza licked him from his chin up to his jaw until she reached his ear. "Do you mind?"

Jellal wrapped an arm around Erza's waist and pulled her in, brushing his lips against her ear when he tilted his head to her side. "I'm fine with anything you want."

"If you said so."

Light flashed around Jellal. When it was gone, Jellal shivered as his upper body had become completely bare except for the gloves on his arms. His lower body, however, was fully clothed with a pair of tight long pants with pattern matching the one of Erza's outfit. And he didn't need to look at a mirror to know that he had also grew a pair of tiger ears on top of his head now, just like Erza.

Thing like this only surprised Jellal when it happened for the first time. Now he only chuckled realizing Erza wanted cosplay in bed. He had learnt to accept Erza's hobbies no matter how unusual they were. He didn't mind her dressing him up with different costumes if it would make her happy and as long as the cosplay was kept within their bedroom.

Jellal swiftly flipped them over so that Erza became the one who lay on the bed, and held her hands down on either sides of her head. His kisses on her neck and collarbones were rougher than usual with the intention to leave visible marks on her skin for others to see. He parted her legs with one knee and slid it upwards until it was touching the juncture of her legs. Erza panted and struggled to free her hands. He released her, only so he could pull down the fabric covering her breasts to held her flesh in his hands. Erza hissed when the claws of his gloves dug into her skin. He licked, then closed his lips around one nipple and let his teeth lightly graze it, and pinched the other one between his thumb and forefinger. Erza whimpered, arching her back and closing her legs around his leg while she held him by his hair in a strong grip. Her claws scratched his head when she pulled on his locks, which sent pain to his scalp. But he knew better to ask her to take the gloves off. She didn't like the design of her costumes to be ruined.

Erza grabbed his wrist and pushed Jellal sidewards once he pulled his mouth free of the tip of her breast. Rolling over she came on top of him and straddled his hips. With a playful smile plastered on her face, she made a pretend tiger roar which made Jellal chuckle, before she leaned down towards his neck and nipped on his throat. When she was done with leaving her marks on Jellal, she cupped his cheek and kissed him possessively. Jellal ran his free hand into Erza's tresses habitually when she slid her tongue into his mouth, even he couldn't feel their softness between his fingers with the glove on his hand.

Erza released Jellal's mouth with a smirk on her lips, feeling the hardness between his legs pressing against her below her navel. She lifted off of Jellal only so she could turn to straddle him with her back facing him instead. With her palm, she stroked his length under the pants and occasionally grazed him with her claws, half purposefully and half mindlessly, feeling satisfied with the way Jellal sighed and hissed under her ministrations.

"Erza. Release me." Jellal demanded between short breaths when the tight pants had become overly tight for his blood-filled cock.

Erza unbuttoned his pants. Carefully wrapping her fingers around Jellal's cock, she bent down to take its' head into her mouth, before sliding her body down on Jellal's but lifting up her backside. Jellal groped one of her cheeks and his claws sunk into her flesh in a careless manner which made her flinch a little. But once he began stroking her between her legs using his fingers, she forgot the mild pain. Pleasurable moans fought to escape from the back of her throat while Jellal arched his hips trying to shove more of his length into her mouth.

Erza pulled back when she didn't think Jellal could hold back much longer if she continued to take him with her mouth. She had gotten impatient with his teasing too. Sitting up straight, she raised her body above Jellal's with her knees planted on the mattress on either sides of his thighs and brushed aside the damp fabric covering her modesty between her legs using the claws of her glove. Wrapping Jellal's cock with her other hand, she positioned its' tip against her opening and lowered herself onto it steadily till she sheathed him to the base, then began moving her body up and down in his lap.

Jellal sat up, placing one hand on Erza's waist and brushing her hair over one shoulder to her front with the other. He left open-mouth kisses on her neck and shoulder and back, and fondled her breasts from behind. He grabbed her wrists to pull her hands away from his thighs when her claws were hurting him a bit too much while she gripped him for support. He made her bent forward and got into a kneeling position himself. Holding her hips using his palms only, he began thrusting his length in and out of her core from behind. The new angel sharpened Erza's cry. With her forearms and knees on the mattress to support the weight of her body, she pushed her backside backwards to meet Jellal's forward thrusts to intensify the sensations coming from their body contact. Jellal got that she wanted it rougher. She seemed to always want things between them to go a bit over the edge whenever he returned to her after a period of separation. His hand reached out to fist a handful of her tresses, tugging on them with a restrained force that he believed wouldn't hurt her too much while he drove hard and deep into her.

Jellal released her hair to allow Erza to drop her head on the mattress when noticing that she had spared a hand to reach for her sensitive nub sat above where their bodies connected. He leaned forward to kiss Erza along her spine. Erza screamed his name into the sheet when she came. As if her sound was a sign of pression to let go, Jellal found his release too. He slid out of Erza after emptying himself, and embraced her from behind to pull her down with him to lie on the mattress on their sides.

"You feeling okay?" He asked softly against Erza's ear, being slightly worried if he had hurt her anywhere.

"I feel wonderful." Erza turned her head back to glance at Jellal. "And you?"

Jellal felt exhausted now, but in a good and satisfied way this time, unlike the one he felt after working his ass off in chasing down dark mages. "The same as you."

"What do you think about the costume?"

"The gloves are certainly more practical than the fluffy rabbit paws." Jellal lifted one arm up in the air as if to inspect the gloves. "But do you find the claws a bit too sharp?"

"They are tolerable to me. But I can try to avoid them next time I buy costumes if you don't like them."

"I just fear that I'll accidentally hurt you."

"You won't. And the claws are fake. They can't hurt me." Erza turned around in Jellal's arms and smiled up at him. "But sometimes, it's good to feel a little bit of pain. It reminds me you are real and I'm not dreaming having sex with you."

"I'm here and real." Jellal tightened his arms around Erza and rested his chin on top of her head and between her tiger ears. "I'm sorry that jobs have to take me away from you days or even weeks more times than I want them to."

"It's fine. I've missed you when you are not around, but I understand why you are doing what you are doing. And you know the way back home. That's what matter."

"I'll always come back to you, Erza"

Erza lifted up her head to kiss Jellal's lips, then smirked. "I would chase you to the end of the world if you didn't."

"I promise that you'll never need to do that."

Erza smiled contently. "I love you, Jellal."

"I love you too, Erza." Tilting his head, Jellal captured Erza's lips between his.